Scientists revived a 46,000-year-old worm that was living in Siberian permafrost.
When they brought it back to life, the worm started having babies.
When they revived it, the worm started having babies via a process called parthenogenesis, which doesn't require a mate.
According to a press release, the worm spent thousands of years in a type of dormancy called cryptobiosis.
This new species, however, called Panagrolaimus kolymaensis, was dormant for tens of thousands of years longer.
Persons:
Plectus, Holly Bik, William Crow, Crow
Organizations:
Service, Privacy, Scientists, Washington Post, University of Hawaiʻi, PLOS Genetics, University of Florida
Locations:
Wall, Silicon, Mānoa, tundras